Adaptive Toolpath Strategy
The
adaptive toolpath strategy is a high efficency roughing strategy available for milling operations.
It's considered a high efficency because it can easily extend your tool life using a different path compared to the traditional OFFSET strategy.
- The tool never work on full load.
- Tool wear distributed uniformly along the flute
- Less power needed from machine
- It never exceed tool engament angle, in this way on the tool is never "overloaded" with material to remove
- It's not necessary have particular machines to get benefits of this
To select it , choose "ADAPTIVE" for the strategy property , under the roughing operation.
This is the common default OFFSET toolpath. In indicated point the tool work almost at full cut and there is a big engagement angle.
This one is the toolpath generated with ADAPTIVE strategy . You can see the tool works with constant load and never exceed a high engagement angle. In this way you can use deeper passes in order to distribuite the force all along the flute.
If you need more information about this strategy , you can search "HIGH SPEED MACHINING" on
Google , or take a look at this post :
- https://www.harveyperformance.com/in-the-loupe/8-ways-youre-killing-your-end-mill/ , in particulat to section "Using Traditional Roughing"
- https://www.cnccookbook.com/thinking-about-high-speed-machining-corners-stepover/
- https://www.cnccookbook.com/high-speed-machining-trochoidal-milling-hsm-speeds-and-feeds
How to change feed value to link moves ?
From version 4.1.0.111
You can edit the default feed in link moves from post processor dialog.
1) Select the Machine Properties tab
2) Search "adaptive"
3) Insert your custom value. Leave 0 to use the fabric default value.
